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Planting Wildflowers

Grow a Wildflower Meadow! by Sandy Swegel This blog post is for anyone who wants to grow wildflowers.  It is especially dedicated to BBB Seeds’ friends at the Rockies Audubon Society who have an awesome program called Habitat Heroes that encourages “wildscaping” your garden with native plants that attract pollinators and birds and support wildlife […]

Spectacular Flower Arrangement

How to make your own Spectacular Flower Arrangement by Sandy Swegel Valentine’s Day is upon us and flowers are the highlight. A flower arrangement from a florist is magnificent but costly. You can pick up affordable flowers at the grocery and turn them into a work of art. Here are some secrets florists use. Start […]

Bees Need Flowers

by TheBeesWaggle Clover depends on bee visits to reproduce seeds. Why Bees Need Flowers 75% of all flowering plants rely on pollinators to produce seed and or fruit. Without insect-assisted pollination, many of the colors we enjoy in the natural landscape would disappear. 1/3 of the food humankind consumes has been produced by bee pollination specifically. […]